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The Lyric Opera of Kansas City closes its 55th season with Gilbert and Sullivan's The Mikado, April 20, 22, 24, 26, and 28, 2013 at the Kauffman Center for the Performing Arts.

Gulfshore Playhouse continues their spectacular seventh season with the Civil War period drama The Whipping Man, playing March 15 through 30, with a $25 preview performance March 14.

Jen Gapay of Thirsty Girl Productions (the producer of The NY Burlesque Festival) and Daniel Nardicio, NYC's 'Willy Wonka of Queer New York (Next Magazine), are proud to present The 2nd Annual New York Boylesque Festival, April 26th & 27th 2013.

Writers' Theatre Executive Director Kathryn M. Lipuma and Artistic Director Michael Halberstam announce the two-week extension of Writers' Theatre production of Sweet Charity, book by Neil Simon with music by Cy Coleman and lyrics by Dorothy Fields, directed by Artistic Director Michael Halberstam with musical direction by Doug Peck and choreography by Jessica Redish. The production now runs through April 14, 2013, at Writers' Theatre, 325 Tudor Court, Glencoe, IL.

The Pittsburgh Dance Council, a division of the Pittsburgh Cultural Trust, brings you the legendary dance company Les Ballets Trockadero de Monte Carlo Friday, April 5, 2013 at the Byham Theater at 8:00 p.m.

Conductor Christoph König makes his BSO debut leading Beethoven's Seventh on Thursday, March 7 and Friday, March 8 at 8 p.m. at the Joseph Meyerhoff Symphony Hall, and Saturday, March 9 at 8 p.m. at the Music Center at Strathmore. Beethoven's magnificent Symphony No. 7, bursting with energy and pulsing with rhythm, is a performance not to be missed. Also on the program is Strauss' breathtaking Oboe Concerto, to be performed by BSO Principal Oboist Katherine Needleman, and Debussy's enchanting Petite Suite. Editor's Note: This press release serves as a reminder of the previously announced program change. Please see below for complete program details.

The Board of Directors of Opera San Jose announced today the selection of General Manager Larry Hancock as the successor to General Director Irene Dalis upon her retirement at the end of the 30th season. Hancock will become Opera San Jose's General Director on July 1, 2014.

With less than two months before the curtain goes up on Westport Country Playhouse's 2013 season, single tickets are now on sale, beginning Tuesday, March 5, at noon. Single tickets may be purchased by phone at 203-227-4177, in person at 25 Powers Court, Westport, 24/7 online at westportplayhouse.org, or by using the new Playhouse App or mobile website.

Japan Society, as part of its Fall 2012/Spring 2013 Performing Arts Season, proudly presents Macbeth, a production of Shakespeare's play directed by and starring internationally acclaimed traditional kyogen actor and one of Japan's most celebrated stage, film and television stars, Mansai Nomura. This production of Macbeth plays two performances only at Japan Society (333 East 47th Street): Saturday, March 23 at 7:30pm and Sunday, March 24 at 5:00pm.

As part of Artists at Play's mission statement to present stories of underrepresented communities, they will be developing and showcasing two new works by L.A.-based playwrights to add to the growing support of new plays by L.A.'s theatre community.

The Pittsburgh International Children's Theater, a division of the Pittsburgh Cultural Trust, presents the Pittsburgh International Children's Festival, Wednesday, May 15, through Sunday, May 19, 2013 at the University of Pittsburgh theaters and Schenley Plaza. Programming will showcase international and local theater premieres, including a brand new interactive luminarium installation from Architects of Air (UK). Giant Eagle is the lead sponsor of the 2013 Pittsburgh International Children's Festival. Additional partners include Citiparks, University of Pittsburgh School of Arts & Sciences, Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh, and Pittsburgh Parks Conservatory.

Village Theatre's 2013-2014 season will deliver an extended nine-week Issaquah holiday run of Les Miserables followed by the traditional four week run in Everett.

The ReGroup Theatre Company is now presenting two powerful plays Off-Broadway by playwright John Howard Lawson, Success Story and Loud Speaker, as part of their "Reclaiming Names: The John Howard Lawson Revival" series. Both shows are at the Robert Moss Theater at 440 Lafayette Street in Manhattan and are running from March 5th through March 24th. Neither of these plays has been produced in New York City in decades.

York Theatre Company and its Developmental Reading Series presents the reading of the new musical, Howling Hilda, with book and lyrics by Anne Berlin, and music by Andrew Bleckner will be directed by Valentina Fratti, with music direction by Timothy Splain, and featuring Mary Testa. The reading, free and open to the public with a reservation, is set for one-performance only on Tuesday, March 12th at 7:30 p.m. at The York Theatre Company at Saint Peter's (Entrance on East 54th Street, just east of Lexington Avenue).

American Conservatory Theater (A.C.T.) Artistic Director Carey Perloff announced today that the National Theatre of Scotland's internationally acclaimed production of Black Watch will make its Northern California premiere at The Drill Court at the Armory Community Center, located in San Francisco's Mission District, a space used as a National Guard facility from 1914 until 1976.

Pinch 'n' Ouch Theatre's 2013 Season continues their tradition for producing exciting new plays, presenting four new works from the latest generation of writers, including the OBIE Award winning playwright Annie Baker (The Aliens, Circle Mirror Transformation).

Bergen Performing Arts Center located in Englewood, New Jersey will present The Beach Boys on Friday May 31, 2013- Buy tickets Friday March 8th 2013 at 11AM as this is one show not to be missed. The legendary Beach Boys celebrate two decades of some of the biggest hit songs in American history.

Asian Arts Initiative is an established advocate and a physical place for communities to come together, and in March the organization will invite another voice to Philadelphia to share that message. Culminating a weeklong residency at the Chinatown North arts center, traditional Hawaiian dance troupe Pua Ali'I 'Ilima will present community hula workshops for youth and adults (March 18-19) and an evening performance (Wednesday, March 20, 7:30 p.m.) in a program shared with well-known Philadelphia dancemaker Germaine Ingram.

Traces is described as 'high-energy urban acrobatics, anti-spectacle, relying instead on the fantastic abilities of the performers, individuals who appear to be nothing more than a group of friends-as easygoing and affable as the guy next door-until they unleash ninety minutes of unbridled energy that leave audiences breathless.'

Michaela Martens will sing the role of Kundry in this evening's performance of Wagner's Parsifal, replacing Katarina Dalayman, who is ill.